Pakadhyaya, Pākādhyāya, Paka-adhyaya: 3 definitions
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Pakadhyaya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: archive.org: Science And Technology In Medievel India (Ayurveda)Pākādhyāya (पाकाध्याय) is a Sanskrit medical treatise dealing with the preparation of medicinal decoctions.—The work is mentioned in A. Rahman’s Science and Technology in Medievel India: A bibliography of source materials in Sanskrit, Arabic and Persian.—Ancient and medieval India produced a wide range of scientific manuscripts [e.g., the Pākādhyāya] and major contributions lie in the field of medicine, astronomy and mathematics, besides covering encyclopedic glossaries and technical dictionaries.
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Oxf. [Th. Aufrecht.] — p. 319b, 758 (B), 131-133.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumPākādhyāya (पाकाध्याय) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—med. Oxf. 319^b. B. 4, 228.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPākādhyāya (पाकाध्याय):—[from pāka] m. Name of [chapter] of [work]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Paka, Adhyaya.
Full-text: Javitripaka, Shoparipaka, Javitri, Erandipaka, Nalikerapaka, Pippalipaka, Gokshurapaka.
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